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Postcard of Braichgoch quarry, Corris, c. 1913
  • The quarrymen in this photograph are seen using traditional tools to split slates.
Two quarrymen splitting slate at Chwarel Cefn Du, Waunfawr, Caernarfonshire, early 20th century
Slate tips on the site of Gloddfa Ganol Quarry (formerly the Oakeley Quarry), Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1986
A quarryman at Llwyngwern quarry, which closed in 1951, and on whose site the Centre for Alternative Technology was built
View of Llwyngwern quarry, which closed in 1951, and on whose site the Centre for Alternative Technology was built
View of Llwyngwern quarry, which closed in 1951, and on whose site the Centre for Alternative Technology was built